A simple, silver disc that will not let go ...

A little surprised I was when I held, "Ghost Reveries" for the first time in his hands. Cover and booklet somehow remind the paintings of Albrecht Dürer. Then there is the particular, the coloration caused unusually morbid touch ... Of course, the Opeth covers have always had a melancholy vein, but the intensity of this artwork has never even reached only partially. A tribute to the classic? A drift into black fields (Black / Gothic)?

But when then rang the first sounds of "Ghost of Perdition" from the speakers, the impression was soon forgotten. What first stands out is that Opeth remix the basic stylistic elements of their unique music, rather than deliver them separately like "Damnation" and "Deliverance". However, that's about the only knowledge that suggests the early works, where this mix of styles has been practiced to perfection.

Because "Ghost Reveries" is no return. Opeth open up new territories. Set in parts in oriental melody lines, weave a psychedelic sequences and work with unfamiliar loosely arranged Parts. Which actually do not work the heart of the matter is true ... In fact, the band plays so skilfully with the elements that, despite everything everything positively, consistently and logically appear in itself, as are the 8 partially overlong compositions sometimes just shaken off the cuff been.

Precisely because of the incredible number of factors can be the magic of Opeth not put into words. The songs are full of melancholy, broken by hard-edge, bang compatible rhythms. The effect on individuals varies extremely. Because one part refers to the great rock and psychedelic heroes of the late 70s and early 80s, suddenly jazz oriented passages over a befall and then again dominate metal riffs, the band from the experience of the individual listener lives. Only through knowledge refers to the many acoustic quotes and can take the music in all its glory. You just have to experience the band, best live.

Another work of the century ...